Fellow Newbies.... Did you know ?

[Bubblefish777]

Did you know that Futaba Servo's have a flange sticking out of their connector and JR servo types don't ?
I didn't. Last night I went to connect my futaba servo's to my Spektrum RX and found they didn't fit because of the flange. I was about to go nuts and go on-line looking for a flange to no-flange connector when Ade, Woody and Daytrader told me (well Ade was in there first ) that apparently you simply snip the flange off !!!
The white wire is signal and you stick in in and try it both ways until one works.
Thanks guys for the information.....

As for the RC industry ..... STOP BEING RETARDED !!!! standardise your connections (Batteries as well) NO-ONE is going to choose 'X' receiver over 'Y' receiver because of a plastic flange you snip off. Or buy a battery or not because of the connector.

SERVE YOUR CLIENT BASE DON'T P!SS THEM OFF.

sorry guys had to get that out but...seriously ... manufaturers are being bloody stupid.

[Sao]

Ah yes, good old futaba 'we'll just do our own thing' mentality
and yes just hack off the stupid bit poking out of the plug

[robgt]

The white wire is signal and you stick in in and try it both ways until one works.

The receivers have a key to show you which pin does what so you can plug the wires in and know they are the right way around first time.
Positive, Negative and Signal... quite helpful really
Cheers,
Rob

[del19_82]

Yeah futaba just being awkward

[phil485]

Simple Pokey Yokey design.

It's good design practice and I'm suprised the other manufacturers don't follow Futaba to be honest.

when designing you always need to think about the lowest common denominator and design for thicko's...

[David Drew]

Besides all that, the plugs & sockets have chamfers on them to denote the way round to connect don't they?

I have always taken it that snipping the flanges off is AOK, but that the way round they all connect is as per chamfer.

David

[marktigere1]

It's good design practice and I'm suprised the other manufacturers don't follow Futaba to be honest.

when designing you always need to think about the lowest common denominator and design for thicko's...

I totally agree and commend Futaba for using a bit of common.

The number of numpty's I have to deal with on a daily basis due to them plugging things in wrongly

Cheers

Mark

[Sesame]

But which solution is best. ive done both snipped off the little tab and altered the reciever casing but cutting it down a little. With the thought that it leaves the futaba plug in one piece if I use them in a futaba reciever.

This was until I went exclusively over to Spectrum, now im wondering which is the best method, and won't leave a loose plug to slip out.